A Dutch anti-piracy group has won a court order forcing the operator of a proxy website to shut the site down after it was used to circumvent blocks to illegal file-sharing site The Pirate Bay.
BREIN won the ruling at the Court of The Hague, according to a report by the Torrent Freak website. The operator of the 'tpb.dehomies. …

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Having occasional trouble accessing

If you don't want me to use it please do not put not available against it on BBC Iplayer, luckily a google search with torrent found the programme for me.

Ever heard of recording failures?

Oh and of course I have had to download windows XP, all I wanted was an SP3 CD but mine had got damaged (someone sat on it), you try finding a XP install without licence anywhere, luckily the version I aquired allowed me to use my valid registration.

Re: My can't MS offer an ISO download of operating systems?

Re: Having occasional trouble accessing

So using my PVR is illegal is it? Shit me, my cheapy TV records from freeview onto memory pen - event he kids know how to do this! At least they are below age of criminality... I have lots and lots of DVDs of recorded childrens programmes (most are out on DVD too).

Technically you could "digital squirrel" everything using a few digi receivers connected to a PC then decide what to keep and what not too (for your own use of course - i'm not talking bootlegging, selling, giving to mates or car booting etc). All legal. A bit silly though isnt it.

Re: My can't MS offer an ISO download of operating systems?

Re: Having occasional trouble accessing

Thats not the point though is it?

It may be part of the charter, it may have even taken tax money to set it up, however the statment was that he pays his fees so should have access to content, my point was that you DO NOT NEED TO HAVE A LICENCE to view content on iPlayer so the argument is pretty much null - It doesnt matter how much of the licence fee goes in to it, it doesnt make it yours (or mine, or anyone elses) in the same way that I cant go and borrow plasters from the local hospital, I pay taxes doesnt make them mine.

Re: Cat and mouse game

There's a lot of uses for a proxy, such as caching or controlling access policy in a large company. If it's as black and white as you suggest, then there is indeed a huge problem. However I'm not clear on whether there isn't some other stipulation in the ruling besides just "proxy site".

Re: Cat and mouse game

Yeah, its plain stupid blocking PB, there are a lot of sites that also index the PB and since most PB torrents are now using DHT and don't use a PB tracker access to PB is largely irrelevant.

What are the media companies goint to do next? close down the internet? Then put serial numbers on CDs and DVDs and have a private stormtrooper on every street corner frisking you to make sure the CD in your pocket is the one registered to you?

Query

TPB as well as showing "illegal" files also shows legal files which can be downloaded....if you take any of the "illegal" files and put it into google, google then shows you a list of sites where you can get this, should google then be banned?

Why not suing the court to ILLEGALLY CENSORING THE NET, ILLEGALLY PREVETING ACCESS TO A PERFECTLY LEGAL WEBSITE. why not, instead have a world wide ban of every single thing the MPAA/RIAA produce. buy a MPAA/RIAA is directly financing the most dangerous criminal cartel in the know universe.

in fact been a member of the MPAA/RIAA or or do any of their bidding should be a crime punishable by death.

As ye sow...

Coming soon!

Per-country media licenses!

Ah, I see from your UV id, you bought that in the USA. That UV id isn't licensed for use in Holland, you can't listen to it there. See, now we have split the internet up into countries, we can do all sorts of things to "promote business." Please buy the Dutch version of the CD which comes with a bonus piece of Edam.

Actually I'm caught in a quandary. I like the idea that individual countries have the nouse to stand up and make their own rules without reference to any "international treaty obligations" - I think that's a good thing. Its just a real shame that they picked such a dumb instance to make a stand on.